Genre: Fiction--Children’s Literature
Completed: 25 August 2021
Summary & Review:
In an effort to enrich himself and gain more power, the advisor to the king, a man named Spittleworth, convinces the hapless King Fred that a terrible monster is rampaging throughout the land and only he, Spittleworth, can save everyone. As the years under this Ickabog-tyranny progress, the average person becomes impoverished and many die of starvation and hopelessness. Only a small group of children, who know the real Ickabog, can save the kingdom from the lies and savagery of Spittleworth.
I read this book to Fox and Jane before bed over the past few weeks. They seemed to enjoy it okay and I thought it was interesting enough. While it’s a far cry from Harry Potter, it was still a fairly fun read with the kids.
While I assume Rowling was alluding to things like the rise of the Nazis, which she seems a tad obsessed with, this book could actually be a good metaphor for the Wuhan flu restrictions that have been placed on citizens around the world. A big scary monster, the virus, is roaming the land and everyone is at risk so you better pay us a ton in taxes and give up your freedoms so you’ll be safe! No thanks. Live free or die!
Rating: 5.0
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